Clinical nurses' response to an environment of health care reform and organizational restructuring

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 98-106

  Wynne, Rochelle ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Micro political theory; Nursing; Organizational restructuring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; QUALITY CONTROL; THEORY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLITICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037364652     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2002.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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